May 28, 2004
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
(Phone: 202/358-1979)
RELEASE: 04-174
NASA SELECTS DEPUTY FOR SECURITY OFFICE
Clint Herbert was named as NASA's Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA)
of the Office of Security and Safeguards in Washington.
"Clint's NASA experience and counterintelligence skills will be
invaluable as we continue improving security agency wide," said David
Saleeba, Assistant Administrator for the Security and Safeguards
Office. "As the war on terror continues, it's critical to provide our
employees with as secure a working environment as possible," he
added.
As the DAA, Herbert assists the Assistant Administrator with the
protection of NASA employees, missions, and property worldwide. He
also serves as the Assistant Administrator's advisor on security and
counterintelligence.
Prior to this appointment, Herbert was the special projects manager in
the Office of Security responsible for developing and implementing
several agency security programs including Homeland Security
initiatives. He is the former head of protective services at NASA's
Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, Calif.
At ARC he managed a professional staff of 200 personnel. His
organization was responsible for providing a wide-range of
installation protective services, such as law enforcement; criminal
investigations; technical, physical, information, and personnel
security; counter-intelligence; fire/crash rescue; emergency
preparedness, response, and recovery. ARC is NASA's third largest
installation with 350 research, support and administrative
facilities.
Herbert also served as the director of security operations at the
Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, and the Naval Air Warfare
Center, Warminster, Pa. A U.S. Army veteran, Herbert is a graduate of
Columbia College, Mo.
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